§2.1 Life in a Greek city-state

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Time of the Greeks and Romans

The time of Greeks and Romans was

1. from 3000 BC till 500 BC
2. from 1000 BC till 500 BC
3. from 3000 BC till 500 AD
4. from 1000 BC till 500 AD

Where on the map is Greece?

What is a 'state'? (think about ancient Egypt)

The polis

The Greek landscape consists of sea and mountains

The cities were hard to conquer by other cities

Every city became its own little state: city-state

The Greeks called such a city-state a polis

Differences and similarities

There were big differences between poleis in government

Yet the Greeks had many similarities in culture

Same language

Same myths

Same art

Every Greek polis had different gods

1. True
2. Not true

Every Greek polis had its own government

1. True
2. Not true

§2.1 Living in a Greek City

Learning goals

You can explain:

- What are some properties of Greek city states

- That not all people in ancient Greece have civil rights

- What life in a Greek city-state is like

Home work

Read pages 3 and 4

Do exercises 1 to 8

Acropolis

The acropolis (higher city) was the center of the city. It was a fortified hill.

Temple

The temple was very important to the Greeks. Like the Egyptians, the Greeks thought that the gods had an influence on daily life and so they had to be kept happy.

Agora

The agora was the market square. Here citizens could meet to talk about governance and the merchants could trade.

City

A city often grew around the acropolis. Many people came to live here because of trade and security.

Countryside

Many people lived in the city, but most people were still farmers and lived in the countryside.

Port

The Greeks were traders. Much trade was done by sea and almost every city had a port.

City wall

There was a lot of war going on in the time of the Greeks. So many cities built a city wall to protect the city and citizens.

Smove the parts of the polis to the right place

Acropolis

Agora

the country

Harbor

City wall

City

Temple